Bunuel wrote:
Members of the
Senate Intelligence Committee has requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for CIA general counsel, John Rizzo.
A. Senate Intelligence Committee has requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for
B. Senate Intelligence Committee has requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice of
C. Senate's Intelligence Committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice of
D. Senate Intelligence Committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for
E. Senate's Intelligence Committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee has requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for CIA general counsel, John Rizzo.A. Senate Intelligence Committee has requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect.
Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee is an X of Y subject. In such cases, the verb should agree with X (members), which is plural. However, the verb has is singular.
What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
The subject is in the form of X of Y
B. Senate Intelligence Committee has requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice of
This answer choice repeats the original mistake. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee is an X of Y subject. In such cases, the verb should agree with X (members), which is plural. However, the verb has is singular. C. Senate's Intelligence Committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice of
Incorrect.
This answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake and is grammatically correct. However, replacing for with of is an unnecessary change which results in a change of the original meaning.
"Choice for" implies that the choice is for a purpose, a position or a task. In this, case the Bush administration chose a person for general counsel (John Rizzo). Before the choice, Rizzo was not general counsel; as a result of the choice he becomes general counsel.
"Choice of" implies selection from among a preexisting group. In this case, "choice of CIA general counsel John Rizzo" would mean that the Bush administration sought someone from among the administration's office holders and chose John Rizzo, the already appointed general counsel.
Since there's an answer choice that corrects the original mistake without making any other changes, it is preferable to this one. D. Senate Intelligence Committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for
This answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake by changing the singular verb has to the plural verb have to match the plural subject members.E. Senate's Intelligence Committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for
Incorrect.
This answer choice corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake and is grammatically correct. However, replacing the Senate with Senate's makes an unnecessary change to the original sentence.
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24 Jan 2023, 02:30
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